Keonjhar, June 17: Mystery shrouded over the death of a woman after her body was found hanging from a tree at Tentalapasi village under Pandapada police limits in Odisha’s Keonjhar district today.
The deceased has been identified as Meera Nayak, a resident of the Tentalapasi.
According to reports, Meera’s body bearing severe injuries was found hanging from a tree near her home.
After getting the information, Pandapada police arrived at the spot and brought the body down. Subsequently, it was sent for post-mortem.
Though the exact reason behind the woman’s death is yet to be ascertained, police suspect that the she was sexually assaulted before being killed. Later, her body was hanged from the tree to mislead the investigation by staging it as a case of suicide by hanging.
Investigation is underway to identify the perpetrator and uncover the circumstances surrounding the young woman's death, said the police.
